Togo

¹ American  

[taw-gaw] / ˈtɔ gɔ /

noun

1. Heihachiro Marquis 1847–1934, Japanese admiral.

2. Shigenori 1882–1950, Japanese political leader and diplomat.

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Togo ² American  

[toh-goh] / ˈtoʊ goʊ /

noun

1. Republic of, an independent country in W Africa: formerly a French mandate 1922–46 and trusteeship 1946–60 in E Togoland. 21,830 sq. mi. (56,540 sq. km). Lomé.

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Togo ¹ British  

/ ˈtəʊɡəʊ /

noun

1. a republic in West Africa, on the Gulf of Guinea: became French Togoland (a League of Nations mandate) after the division of German Togoland in 1922; independent since 1960. Official language: French. Religion: animist majority. Currency: franc. Capital: Lomé. Pop: 7 154 237 (2013 est). Area: 56 700 sq km (20 900 sq miles)

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Togo ² British  

/ ˈtəʊɡəʊ /

noun

1. Marquis Heihachiro (ˌheɪhɑːˈtʃiːrəʊ). 1847–1934, Japanese admiral, who commanded the Japanese fleet in the war with Russia (1904–05)

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Example Sentences

AFP reporters met prisoners of war from Kenya, Togo, Cameroon and Nigeria during a visit to detention centre in Ukraine late last year.

From Barron's

Acled says it has carried 69 strikes in neighbours Mali and Burkina Faso, and one across the border in Togo.

From BBC

“I finished up dinner and now I’m going to feed Togo.”

From Literature

They were freed after mediation efforts led by Togo.

From BBC

AFP met Eric, from Togo, on the stairs while he was chatting -- in stuttering Russian -- with a Nigerian and Chinese inmate.

From Barron's